GTA 5 PS5 and Xbox Series X: release date, enhancements and what we know

GTA 5 PS5 and Xbox Series X is going on. The iconic GTA 5 could have launched on three generations of consoles after it arrives, "expanded and enhanced", on the brand new consoles this November. More than seven years after its first release, and 130 million copies shipped later, GTA 5 (and its multiplayer part, GTA Online) remains to be enormously profitable for Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive. Even if it means you are not getting GTA 6 within the instant future, the important thing intent right here is maintaining GTA Online's participant base engaged throughout generations.

If you have already got a PS5 or Xbox Series X, because of backwards compatibility you may after all play GTA 5 proper now. But you will not get to take pleasure in any critical next-gen enhancements till the brand new model is launched on November 11, 2021. We nonetheless do not know precisely what its expansions and enhancements will contain - although Rockstar has stated these variations will deliver "new features" - however we're hoping it is solely a matter of time earlier than we discover out extra provided that release date is fast-approaching.

In addition, Rockstar has introduced {that a} standalone model of GTA Online will launch for PS5 and Xbox Series X on November 11. This standalone model might be free completely for PS5 gamers till February 2023.

Want to know extra? Here's what we know about GTA 5 on PS5 and Xbox Series X up to now. 

[Update: A new leak points to 4K and 60 FPS support on PS5. Read on to find out more.]

GTA 5 PS5 and Xbox Series X: what you could know

• What is it? A remastered model of GTA 5 for PS5 and Xbox Series X
• When can I play it? November 11, 2021
• What can I play it on? PS5 and Xbox Series X
• If I personal GTA 5 on PS4 or Xbox One, will I've to pay for the remaster? TBC

GTA 5 PS5 and Xbox Series X release date

Rockstar has confirmed that GTA 5 is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on November 11, 2021, bringing "new features and more".

GTA Online will even release as a separate standalone version on November 11. Could this be a deliberate transfer to cut back GTA's storage calls for, and enable the multiplayer part to do extra formidable issues? Or is it merely to place GTA Online as a steady entity, even when one other numbered GTA will get introduced within the subsequent couple of years? We'll have to attend and see.

PlayStation homeowners have a major benefit in all of this. If you play GTA Online on PS4, you may get GTA$1 million to spend in-game each month till the PS5 model of GTA launches. And when GTA Online's standalone version arrives on PS5 in November, homeowners of the console could have three months to assert the sport without spending a dime after release - till February 2023. That implies that Xbox Series X/S homeowners must pay in the event that they need to play the brand new model of GTA Online at launch, although a worth hasn't been disclosed.

It stays unclear if GTA 5 on PS5 and Xbox Series X will provide those that personal the sport on PS4 and Xbox One a paid improve possibility or whether or not these new variations will must be purchased outright.

GTA 5 PS5 and Xbox Series X trailers

GTA 5 on PS5 was the primary trailer revealed for the console throughout Sony's Future of Gaming Event in June 2020. The intro, that includes Michael saying 'Why did I transfer right here? I suppose it was the climate" parallels GTA 5's famous first trailer in 2011. We haven't had a similar trailer for Xbox Series X yet. Check it out below:[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P20ASB1MdnI[/embed]

GTA 5 PS5 and Xbox Series X enhancements: what are they?

"The new technology variations of GTA 5 will characteristic a variety of technical enhancements, visible upgrades and efficiency enhancements to take full benefit of the most recent {hardware}, making the sport extra lovely and extra responsive than ever," is how Rockstar describes the upgrades for GTA 5 on next-gen hardware.  

Rockstar hasn't been overly specific with what the enhancements will be, though there have been reports of it managing 4K and 60 FPS on PS5 thanks to a post on the Official German PlayStation blog. This hasn't been officially confirmed by Rockstar just yet but it's something PC players can already achieve. We'd speculate that the game is likely to resemble the PC version as it runs on high-end hardware – though it's possible Rockstar is planning other tweaks we don't know about yet.

Rockstar has also teased that GTA 5 and GTA Online on PS5 and Xbox Series X will bring "new options and extra".

We expect Rockstar will confirm these enhancements in the near future, given that GTA 5 is set to land on PS5 and Xbox Series X in November

Where is GTA 6?

(*5*) (Image credit: Rockstar Games)

GTA 6 simply isn't ready yet. While we know almost nothing about the next entry in the series, these games are grand undertakings for massive worldwide development teams. Red Dead Redemption 2, of course, was Rockstar's last major project, and expecting GTA 6 so soon after that is unrealistic. 

In the meantime, GTA Online has an enormous audience, and the game is sustained by continuing sales of GTA 5 and in-game currency. Rockstar likely wants to maintain that interest between generations until GTA 6 is finally ready. 

GTA 5 PS5 and Xbox Series X: news and rumors

4K at 60 FPS on PS5?

The German PlayStation Blog may have spilled the beans on some features players can expect when they return to Los Santos this November. Namely, the current-gen versions of GTA 5 will support 4K at 60fps, at least on PS5.

The blog entry – loosely machine translated – reads: “You have never seen the criminal metropolis Los Santos so beautiful when the skyline shines thanks to a bold graphic update in crisp 4K resolution and you make the city extremely smooth and unsafe thanks to a smooth 60 FPS.”

Rockstar has yet to reveal any official details about Grand Theft Auto 5’s current-gen update, so while the official PlayStation blog is as trusted a source as we can get until then, it’s still best taken with a grain of salt until the developer itself confirms support for 4K and 60 FPS. It’s also worth noting that these details specifically relate to the PS5 version of GTA 5, and the post doesn't say anything about how the game will perform on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles. 

It’s unclear whether or not these features would be separated by different Quality and Performance modes as is often the case. Or, there’s a chance dynamic resolution could be employed, temporarily lowering it from 4K to help maintain that 60 FPS performance.

Vehicle upgrades for Online

Rockstar has announced on Twitter that when GTA Online hits the latest consoles, “select vehicles will be upgradable” on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of the game, with “all new speed improvements and more”.

“These special upgrades will be available only on PS5 and Series X/S versions of GTA 5,” the Tweet confirmed, adding, “stay tuned for more details.”

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The tweet doesn’t go into a huge amount of detail, not revealing the exact nature of these upgrades. It also leaves some users with questions, specifically whether PC players will have access to these upgrades and whether or not current-gen players having faster, upgraded cars means there’ll be no cross-gen cross-play. 

Release date confirmed
Rockstar Games confirmed in a blog post that GTA 5 and GTA Online will land on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on November 11, 2021. These enhanced versions will apparently have "new options and extra", with an "added bonus" being that this summer's updates to GTA Online will "embrace particular advantages for gamers to reap the benefits of in these expanded and enhanced variations once they drop".

In addition, Rockstar stated that in honor of the 20th anniversary of Grand Theft Auto 3, it will have "much more enjoyable surprises to share — together with some particularly for GTA Online gamers".

Not a 'easy port'
Speaking throughout the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, earlier this week (through VGC), Take-Two's CEO, Strauss Zelnick, defined that the corporate would not essentially see remasters turning into an even bigger a part of the corporate's technique going ahead, it plans to method any potential remasters otherwise from its rivals.

"Remastering has all the time been part of the technique," Zelnik said. "We’ve achieved otherwise than the competitors – we don’t simply port titles over, we really take the time to do the perfect job we can making the title totally different for the brand new release, for the brand new know-how that we’re launching it on."

"So, we enhance the know-how, we improve the visuals, and we make efficiency enhancements," Zelnik continued. "And that’s why I feel our remastered titles usually accomplish that nicely.”

“We’ve achieved nice with the Mafia series, for instance, and Grand Theft Auto [V] is now heading into its third technology which is unimaginable", Zelnik said of the upcoming GTA 5 remaster. “It was a standard-bearer when it was launched, it continued to be the standard-bearer in the second generation, we’ll see how Grand Theft Auto does in the next generation. Obviously, I’m confident that Rockstar is going to deliver just a great experience, but you can’t do that if you’re just doing a simple port.”

Using Rockstar's RAGE engine?
There have been rumors that the game could use Rockstar’s RAGE engine, used in the development of Red Dead Redemption 2.

The rumors come from Rockstar insider ‘Tez2’ (Via Wccftech) who posted on  GTAForums that new GTA 5 recreation knowledge makes reference to the RAGE engine fairly than GTA 5’s authentic engine. Tez2 does additionally be aware, nonetheless, that this might imply that the sport’s UI will run on the brand new engine whereas the remainder of the sport will nonetheless use its authentic engine. 

Writing on the discussion board, Tez2 says “Found out new structs that were added with the recent update relating to the standalone version and one of them is “rage::fwuiMessageBase”, which is from RDR2’s RAGE model, in order that appears to go alongside what @Spider-Vice & @uNi said, that the improved version is prone to make the most of RDR2’s RAGE model. However, it might simply be that the UI would make the most of RDR2’s base code, whereas the remainder stays the identical.”

As these are simply rumors in the meanwhile, nonetheless, we ought to be cautious till Rockstar itself makes any type of announcement. 

We're additionally nonetheless ready for additional info on how this version is 'expanded' for brand spanking new consoles, because the trailer mentions, however Rockstar will talk about the brand new model of the sport extra down the road.